OMG downtown Inverness, Fl is a very good example of this. The old downtown Main Street used to overlook the courthouse. Then they redirected traffic and turned the city into an elaborate speed trap. Elvis shot a movie in it!
I wish I had a newer photo but this was the gist of it:
http://floridamemory.com/items/show/31586
Now it's random Walgreens and parking lots.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=invern...2,1.74,,0,5.61